Mari Turunen (born 1970 in Joensuu) is a Finnish actress. She has become known for the Kummeli comedy series from 1994 to 2000, and films Kummeli: Kultakuume from 1997 and Kummelin Jackpot from 2006. She also starred in the 2021 crime drama television series Lakeside Murders (Koskinen).[1]

She has been anchored in Tampere Theatre since 1997, previously she has been performing at Lahti City Theatre.[2] In addition, she has worked as a guest actress at the Espoo City Theatre and the Tampere Workers' Theatre.[3][4]

In 2019, Turunen played role of Annie Wilkes in Piina, a Finnish play adaptation (presented by Tampere Theatre) of Stephen King's Misery based on the novel's 1990 film adaptation's screenplay by William Goldman.[5][6][7]

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  1. Rikosdraama Koskinen saa paljasjalkaisen tamperelaisen punastumaan mielihyvästä – Katsoimme ennakkoon Tampereen seudulla kuvatun uutuussarjan, näitä paikkoja siitä voi bongataAamulehti (in Finnish)
  2. "Mari Turunen". tampereenteatteri.fi (in Finnish). Tampereen Teatteri. Retrieved 19 January 2020.
  3. Tuominen-Halomo, Anneli (12 October 2012). "Kyllä mä sulle Fingerporin näytän". Helsingin Uutiset (in Finnish). Suomen Lehtiyhtymä. Retrieved 19 January 2020.
  4. Saarela, Matti (10 November 2010). "Fanny ja Alexander". Etelä-Saimaan blogit: Kielipuolen päiväkirja (in Finnish). Sanoma Lehtimedia Oy. Retrieved 19 January 2020.
  5. "Piina - Tampereen Teatteri". tampereenteatteri.fi (in Finnish). Retrieved 19 January 2020.
  6. Mörttinen, Valtteri (4 October 2019). "Antti Mikkola ottaa Stephen Kingin Piinasta Tampereen Teatterissa irti sen mitä saa – ja vähän enemmän". kulttuuritoimitus.fi (in Finnish). Retrieved 19 January 2020.
  7. Ala-Korpela, Anu (4 October 2019). "Tampereen Teatteri teki Piinasta hyytävän trillerin, joka on oikeasti jännittävä – päähenkilön kokema kipu tuntuu katsojassa asti" (in Finnish). Aamulehti. Retrieved 19 January 2020.
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